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Dead_reckon

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link page on my desktop
« on: July 02, 2006, 11:17:55 PM »
i want to create a web page to put on my second monitors desktop, i know how to program HTML, i just dont know any of the coding, all i want to do with this, is be able to have an image background, and links with custom fonts and colors, anyone know any sites? i have googled, but that is literally a needle in a hay stack of infinite size
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2006, 08:56:18 AM »
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... i know how to program HTML, i just dont know any of the coding, ...
Seems you contradicted yourself there, unless I don't understand what you mean by "coding".  Can you clarify that?

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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2006, 09:39:46 AM »
i mean i dont know the code of html, you know, like the <img src "C:\blah\de\blah.gif"> is like the only code i have memorized

BTW. thanks for "optimizing" my images ;D
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2006, 10:11:12 AM »
Well, if you don't know the code of html, then you don't know how to program HTML.  It's that simple.

Basically, you have two options; either learn HTML so that you can use a basic text editor like Notepad to code your HTML pages, or get an HTML editor.  I presume you would rather not incur the expense of buying a major web page development software, such as Dreamweaver.  Therefore, I'll mention a freeware program I've seen robpomeroy frequently recommend here in the forum.  It is Nvu.  

If you want to learn some HTML so that could do the actual coding yourself - and your stated requirements would be a fairly simple HTML project - you can go to one of many online tutorials such as http://www.w3schools.com/html/, or go to library or bookstore and get a basic HMTL reference.
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2006, 10:27:28 AM »
i know the brackets and stuff, like the <html> </html> <body> </body>stuff like that, and i have made a site with notepad B4, you just save it as .HTML rather than .txt, its really simple, i just need to know a good site to get the HTML scripts from
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2006, 10:35:56 AM »
Well then, visit that site I mentioned.  Look at the list of links on the left column: HTML Links, HTML Tables, HTML Background, etc.  That should get you where you want to go, with some perseverence.  That site is a very good source.
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2006, 10:42:00 AM »
yeah, ive got the background working, all i need to do is get a table where i want it and add links... thanks alot for you help man, and for "optimizing" my sig, and avatar  ;D
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2006, 01:04:48 PM »
ok, ive got another question: where are the "control panel" and "my computer" panels located on the hard drive? i need it to be like C:\blah\blah\control panel\ so i can access it through my desktop links, i have my documents working, and i assume i could tell this thing to launch an EXE if i wanted to, i'lll try it later, for now i just want to get the control panel, and my computer links working... also, how do i align everything to the left side of the page?
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2006, 01:42:29 PM »
Well, I can get a shortcut to Control Panel on my desktop but I don't know how to place it in an HTML file as a link.  Here's an interesting Google find on shortcut to Control Panel: Control Panel Shortcuts

The more I think about it, I'm beginning to wonder what the point of this exercise is.  Since you can have shortcuts to Control Panel, My Computer, and many other things on your desktop, why try to put them in an HTML file and then use it for your desktop?
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2006, 02:03:26 PM »
i dont like the Icons, i just want a word, or a few words that i can click and have it on demand

heres somthing weird, the control panel has no location, it would seem it is there, but not there...
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2006, 02:23:08 PM »
Well, I believe I found it's location.  My Win XP is on drive F.  So, if I put  F:\WINDOWS\system32\control.cpl as the link to text, such as Control Panel, in an HTML file, it works.  However, when I click on the hyperlink, Windows displays a message saying: "Do you want to run or save this file?".  If I click on run, a second panel, a Security Warning,  appears saying: "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?"  I can then click on Run and Control Panel opens.  

I believe this second panel, the warning, can be disabled, but I dont' know the details of how to do that yet.  
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Shortcuts are the answer to everything
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2006, 02:23:31 PM »
i figured it out, i made a shortcut verison of my computer, and control panel, and created a link to them... i know, it seems pointless, but, to each is own... do you know how to make the tables i use align to the right side?

i tryed your control panel adress, chaned to to C: and .exe and it worked ;D thanks... now all i have to do is find the "my computer" exe...
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2006, 02:30:58 PM »
OK, I see how that can work.  You still get the "Do you want to run or save this file?" message, don't you?

For left alignment, one method is to put an align "attribute" in your table data tag, such as:  
 <td width="50%" align="left">&nbsp;</td>
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2006, 02:36:14 PM »
no, put it as a web item on your desktop, and it shouldnt do that, atleast, it doesnt with me

EDIT: i just have the notepad open in one monitor, the page set as an item on my primary, and i refresh it by right clicking it and clicking refresh when i save a change
« Last Edit: July 03, 2006, 02:41:37 PM by Dead_reckon »
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2006, 04:56:27 PM »
I see what's going on with the "Do you want to run or save this file?" message.  If I open the HTML file containing the link to the shortcut, using Internet Explorer, I get that message.  If you set the file as the desktop background and use the link from there, I do not get the Security Warning message.

You obviously have two monitors, as do I.  Dual monitors shine for tasks such as testing web page fiiles.  I'm sure you agree.
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2006, 05:01:38 PM »
yeah, they do, i plan to have a quad monitor system to start when i build my next computer. old CRT's are inexpensive, sometimes alittle rough around the edges, but they work fine, which is all i care about
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Re: link page on my desktop
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2006, 06:37:21 PM »
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You could put a couple monitors in that car too.

how about i drop a few monitors on your head? i have asked you many times not to bother me, why dont you listen? i belive that dropping a few heavy CRT monitors on your head would either kill you, or knock some sense into you, either option sounds good to me
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